Frame wallet



June 24, 1930. SCHAEFER 1,766,953

FR AM E WALLET I Filed June 24, 1929 I Patented June 24, 1930 UNITESTATES LEO SCHAEFER, F NEW-YORK, N. Y.

FRAME WALLET Application filed June 24,

This invention relates to improvements in Wallets and pocketbooks, andit is the principal object of my invention to provide a wallet allowinga convenient opening for" the deposition therein of bills etc., andwhich in its folded condition efi'ectively prevents the purloining ofmoney.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a wallet allowing afolding of they J0 same into a comparatively small compass.

A further object of my invention .is the provision of a wallet equippedwith an inner partition for keeping bills assorted therein according totheir denominations.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a wallet orpocketbook allowing a folding of its longitudinal members along a medianline and equipped with frames on the upper parts thereof hinged 20together, and provided on the hinge pintle with a spring having its endsstraightened and bearing against the inner members of the frames forallowing the wallet to spring open upon the release of its locking catchwhile a lower fold limits the width to which the wallet may be openedand prevents the loss of its contents.

It is also one of the objects of my invention to provide a walletprovided with a plurality 30 of card pockets and adapted to be foldedalong transverse creases into a small compass.

These and other objects of my invention will become more fully known asthe description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically definedin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a wallet or pocketbook constructedaccording to my'invention, closed.

F1g. 2 is a similar view of the wallet, open. Fig. 3 shows the wallet,folded. Fig. 4: is a sectional view, taken along line 4.-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective fragmentary view of the wallet, partly closed. 7

As illustrated, the wallet 10 of any suitable material, consists chieflyof two elongated 59 main parts or walls 11 and 12 adapted to 1929.-Serial No. 373,136.

be folded upon one another along a median longitudinal crease 13 and tobe folded in this position along transverse creases 14, 15 so as to formthree parts 16, 17 and 18.

The upper part 18 has the edges of both of its longitudinal parts 11and12 encased in frames 19 and 20' respectively hingedly connected, as at21.

About the pintle of the upper hinge part a spring 22 is wound, the end23 of which is somewhat extended and bears against the inner member offrame 19, while the lower end of spring 22 is also extended andstraightened to press or bear against the inner member of frame 20 as at24.

Within the wallet, particularly the middle part 17 thereof, a partitionwall 25 is pro vided for the separation of money notes of low and highdenominations or of old and new notes, or the like.

The lower. ends of elongated parts 11 and 12 are connected by a fold 26to limit the width to which the wallet'may be opened and to preventbills and other contents to be unintentionallydropped from the wallet.75

The outer face of the wallet has formed therewith pockets 27 and'28respectively on parts 17 and-16 for the reception'of cards, or the like.

A lock for locking frame parts 20 and 19 together when the-wallet isfolded comprises a handle or push button 29 made integral with adepending elastic member 30 secured at its lower end in frame 20;, whilethe opposite end of the handle is shaped into a hook iil adapted toengage an opening 32 in frame The operation of my device will'beentirely clear from the above description and from the drawing, and itwill be evident that after 90 the bills etc., have beenlaid betweenwalls 11 and 12 separating the bills of large denomination from those ofsmall denomination by partition 25 the wallet is folded along'its medianline 13 and hook 31 is engaged in. opening 32, the wallet will be closedand the lower flap 26 will effectively prevent the contents from fallingout of the wallet.

An inwardly" directed pressure on lip 29 will unlock the wallet and theends 23, 24,

of spring 22 will facilitate the opening and photos and a plurality ofpockets on one of spreading apart of parts 11 and 12, so as to saidelongated members.

1gige ready access to the interior of the Wal- Cards etc., may beentered in pocket 27 and 28, and the wallet may then be folded along thecreases 14 and 15 into its compact form illustrated in Figure 3.

It will be clear that upon folding frames 19 and 20 upon one another thesnaplock will automatically close by a pressure exerted on frames 19,20. The frame 19 may be made in fct rm of a window for displayingphotographs e c.

It will be understood that the above description and the drawing shouldbe considered illustrative of my invention only, and that I may makechanges therein Within the scope of the appended claims Withoutdeviation from my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A folding Wallet composed of two elongated members adapted to befolded upon one another along their median line, transverse creasesforming three endwise folding members and allowing a folding of thewallet into a small compass, frame members for the upper pair of saidmembers, a locking means, hinges connecting said pair of members, ameans combined with said hinges for throwing the elongated members intounfolding position, a'means for preventing loss and for limiting theunfolding action of said elongated members, and a plurality of pocketson one of said members.

2. In a folding wallet of the class described, a pair of frame membershinged together at their inner meeting edges and adapted to receive andhold the material of the wallet, one having an opening, a lock on one ofsaid frame members to engage the opening in said other frame member, aspring wound about the hinge pintle, and having its ends straightened topress against the inner bars of said frame members to allow a ready andsnappy unfolding of the wallet upon the release of said lock, and 'afold at one end of the wallet to limit its unfolding action.

3. A folding wallet comprising two elongated members adapted to befolded upon one another along their median line, transverse In witnesswhereof I have signed my name to this specification.

creases for allowing an'endwise folding of the wallet in itslongitudinally folded condition, frame members for one pair of saidlongitudinal members at one end thereof, locking means for said framemembers, a partition within said wallet for separating bills of high andlow denominations, a fold at the end of the wallet opposite to'saidframe members, a hinge for said frame members, and means combined withsaid hinge to allow the wallet to spring open upon the release of saidlocking means, a frame for the reception of LEO SOHAEFER.

